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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Our Little Christmas

As is our tradition, we held Christmas Eve on Dec 23rd and Christmas on Dec 24th for our little

family. We love having our own little private Christmas before joining one of the BIG families.

For our Christmas Eve, we started by putting on our pajamas and watching the Bible Stories Cartoon of the First Christmas. Then came a reading of Santa Mouse and the Rat Deer by Daddy.

Then came opening one gift each.

Aaron opened a Superman shirt from my parents and Audrey opened some hairbows I made her.

After the kids went to bed, stockings were stuffed and a few more gifts were brought out.

Then, Eric and I each opened a gift from eachother. Eric opened a mousepad with a photo of us on it and I opened a new camera! Like, top of the line FABULOUS camera! I love it - I just need to learn how to use it :)

"Christmas morning," the kids climbed in our bed and we played for quite a while before heading downstairs to open gifts. As always, we started with stockings and took our sock photo with all of the gifts in the background.

It is pretty fun only having 2 kids. It means they can open and play with each gift on their own timetable without feeling rushed. They both played with the legos for quite a while before moving on to the next gift. It also made it so that Eric and I could focus on our gifts to each other while the kids played. The remainder of my gifts centered around my camera - an SD card, a long distance lense and a case. My gifts to Eric were a finger drum kit for his desk at work and the game Dead of Winter - a game he had been wanting for a while but is SO hard to find (thanks Jon for the help!!!) so he had settled on the fact that he wouldn't get it for a long while. His brother helped me track it down and through a web of lies, Eric didn't suspect a thing!

The kids got a wide array of clothes and fun toys that they have been enjoying exploring!

We love our own private Christmas. After naps for everyone, we'll head over to Eric's parents' home for the rest of the festivities.

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Hornibrook Family December 2015

ERIC & JESSIE:

Eric and Jessie met in a BYU singles ward. Dating was a long time coming, but once it started, it really took off! Their hobbies are centered on whatever helps them spend time together, but their favorite thing to do is play games. Sure, they really enjoy board games (like, really enjoy them), but their favorite pastime is video games! Fun for him and an interactive movie for her! Most of the time, Jessie watches Eric play - but they do have several 2-player games that they both fancy.

They love to laugh, act goofy, and all around have fun; trying to not take life too seriously unless the occasion truly calls for it. They adore their kids, Triple A, but they absolutely LOVE date night and mini-vacations!

THE HORNIBROOK FAMILY:

Eric is from Oregon and graduated from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources. He loves anything dealing with technology and is an amazing drummer. Eric works as the IT Support Supervisor at Precoa. He manages the support team, handles purchases and outside vendors, finances, and much more.

Jessie is from Utah and graduated from the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management in Recreation Management and received a minor in Ballroom Dance. Jessie coached dance and worked as an event planner for international conferences before she got married. Since then, she's continued to teach dance, but she's also worked at home as an editor. The English language has ridiculous, unnecessary rules, but she loves them all!

Aaron was born July 7, 2011, and is the most crazy kid you'll ever meet! He has an amazing smile, an adorable giggle, and climbs everywhere - literally. Aaron loves everything "boy" - superheroes, cars, LEGOs, you name it! His favorite place to be is outdoors - he loves playing with his friends, riding his bike, digging in the dirt with his sisters, and every sport he can get his hands on. He has just finished kindergarten and had a great year!

Audrey was born July 18, 2013 and is an adorable, little ball of loving manipulation - she's extremely cute, and she knows it! She loves being a princess, cooking play food, pretending to do her hair/make-up, singing and dancing. Her favorite place to be is wherever Mama or Daddy are!

Adelynn was born June 6, 2015 and is always smiling - literally, always smiling, especially when she's being sassy (which is all the time)! She loves to sing (a lot), explore, and play by herself, but she absolutely loves playing with her siblings - dress-up, pretend, anything they'll let her join! Her favorite place to be is a comfy couch to snuggle up while watching a movie.